---
title: Date.prototype.getDate()
short-title: getDate()
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getDate
page-type: javascript-instance-method
browser-compat: javascript.builtins.Date.getDate
sidebar: jsref
---

The **`getDate()`** method of {{jsxref("Date")}} instances returns the day of the month for this date according to local time.

{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: Date.prototype.getDate()", "shorter")}}

```js interactive-example
const birthday = new Date("August 19, 1975 23:15:30");
const date = birthday.getDate();

console.log(date);
// Expected output: 19
```

## Syntax

```js-nolint
getDate()
```

### Parameters

None.

### Return value

An integer, between 1 and 31, representing the day of the month for the given date according to local time. Returns `NaN` if the date is [invalid](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date#the_epoch_timestamps_and_invalid_date).

## Examples

### Using getDate()

The `day` variable has value `25`, based on the value of the {{jsxref("Date")}} object `xmas95`.

```js
const xmas95 = new Date("1995-12-25T23:15:30");
const day = xmas95.getDate();

console.log(day); // 25
```

## Specifications

{{Specifications}}

## Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

## See also

- {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getUTCDate()")}}
- {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getUTCDay()")}}
- {{jsxref("Date.prototype.setDate()")}}